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Ms. Hammel from Albuquerque, NM is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help! I'm Out of Books!

Help me give my students who are voracious readers some of the best books of all time.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hammel's classroom raised $575

This project is fully funded

My Project

Hi! When I shifted into a school administrative position six years ago, I gave away most of my library of student reading books so they could be used by current teachers rather than sitting unused in my garage. I kept only my stash of my precious favorites. But now I'm back in the classroom with some of the hungriest readers I have ever encountered and I can't keep up with the demand.

I need a book refresh immediately and I have chosen the best titles for the specific population and age group I am teaching, in the quantities that will enable met to drop them into my existing reading groups right away.

Please help me put these excellent books into students' hands. Trust me, this is barely enough to get me through this school year, but these high quality tests can then be used year after year with new groups of my high readers. Thank you for your support!

Ms. Hammel Zia Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Albuquerque, NM View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

32 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey (Photobiographies) • Amazon Business $17.95 6 $107.70
Walden • Amazon Business $7.95 12 $95.40
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler • Amazon Business $6.65 8 $53.20
The Book Thief • Amazon Business $7.36 6 $44.16
The Night Fairy • Amazon Business $6.99 6 $41.94
The Secret Garden (HarperClassics) • Amazon Business $6.89 6 $41.34
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet) • Amazon Business $6.49 6 $38.94
Bless Me, Ultima • Amazon Business $14.57 2 $29.14

Materials cost

$451.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.22

Total project goal

$574.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $574.82

7 Donors

-$391.09

Donations toward project cost

-$347.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.66

match offer

-$166.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$141.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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